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companies
Cariqa
Simplifying payments and pricing for electric vehicle charging networks.
RYE
RYE offers an energy intelligence platform designed for multi-site hospitality and retail businesses.
The pre-seed round was co-led by CapitalT and January Ventures to enable product expansion.
"Volatility in European energy markets is making energy more expensive for users, while decreasing profitability for suppliers. Energy has become a tax, ultimately making small businesses uncompetitive and inefficient. RYE’s mission is to make energy an enabler of growth, instead of a constraint."
The seed round was co-led by Contrarian Ventures and Anthemis to support international expansion and product development.
"The market was not going in the right direction. We noticed this personally when charging our car and visiting one charging station: depending on the payment method, you end up paying 50 different prices. That realisation came through a personal issue we experienced. In general, EV charging was inaccessible, complicated, and not user-friendly or user-centric — that’s why we created Cariqa."